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2021 West Virginia Code
Chapter 17A. Motor Vehicle Administration, Registration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Provisions
Article 8. Special Antitheft Laws
§17A-8-5. Receiving or Transferring Stolen Vehicle
Universal Citation: WV Code § 17A-8-5 (2021)
Any person who, with intent to procure or pass title to a vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen or unlawfully taken, receives, or transfers possession of the same from or to another, or who has in his possession any vehicle which he knows or has reason to believe has been stolen or unlawfully taken, and who is not an officer of the law engaged at the time in the performance of his duty as such officer, is guilty of a felony.
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